Sequence Operations
A variety of sequence transformations can be triggered by holding down
the
Shift
key and pushing any of the white keys on the mini keyboard.
The names for these operations are printed vertically just to the right of
each button.
Dbl
:
Doubles the current pattern.
Inv
:
Invert all pitches, using the base pitch as the center point.
Gen
:
Generates a new sequence.
Evo
:
Modifies (evolves) the current sequence. Set the amount of
variation on the 2nd
Control
page.
Sh-L
:
Shifts the sequence one step to the left.
Sh-R
:
Shifts the sequence one step to the right.
Mute
:
Mutes the current part. This is the same as muting a part
on the
Part
page.
Clear
:
Restores all parameters of a sequence to their original value,
and marks the current preset as 'empty'.
TIP: Hold
Shift
and press any the edit mode buttons to 'normalize' that
parameter, which will reset it to its original value.
Generator Algorithms
To set the algorithm used for sequence generation look at the 2nd
SEQ
CTL
page.
ACD1
: Acid 1: Generates a 16-step sequence at 1/16th notes with a
variety of pitch tones, including minor seconds and tritones. Gates and
Velocity steps are set to %50, and then a few accents (Velocity @
100%) are added.
ACD2
:
Acid 2: similar to
ACD1
, but adds in a few pitch glides.
ACD3, ACD4
: Similar to
ACD1 & 2
, but no changes to
SEQ CTL
settings.
BRL1
:
Berlin School 1: Generates an 8 step sequence at 1/8th notes,
emphasis on octaves and fifths.
BRL2
: Similar to
BR1
, but no changes to
SEQ CTL
settings.
357
:
Generates a 'cell' based pattern that is 3, 5 or 7 steps long,
repeated out to 16 steps.
OBL1
:
Obliq 1: Generates a cell based pattern that anywhere from 2 to 7
steps long, repeated out to 16 steps and evolved. Affects Pitch, Gate,
Velocity & Step Length.
OBL2
:
Obliq 2: Generates more radical sequences than
OBL1
.
RND1
:
Randomize Pitch & Gate.
RND2
:
Randomize Pitch, Gate, Velocity.
RND3
:
Randomize Pitch, Gate, Velocity, Step Length, & Ratchet.
ECLG
: Euclidean Gate: Applies a Euclidean pattern to just gate values.
TIP: You can push generated sequences in very different directions by
pre-adjusting unaffected parameters, such as
Glide
and
Rate
. For
continuous variation, use lots of
Chance Ops
. To widen the pitch range,
set a
Sub Sequencer
to modulate semitones or octaves.
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Shift
Sequence Ops, Generate & Evolve
